Kiteworks up to 9.4.x privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks up to 9.4.x. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-102118. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks up to 9.4.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Kiteworks could have allowed an attacker with an existing shell under a low-privileged service account to escalate to root privileges on the appliance.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-102118 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kiteworks 9.5.0

Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 CVE reserved
09/30/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-102118 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412405

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 23:10
Changes: 09/30/2026 23:10 (62)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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